We were hiking in Glacier last week and saw two different grizzlies. Up close and personal. No bear spray. There were some female hikers that came up on them as well and if the bear charged, I was just going to trip them.
Thanks for posting. Always figured the Winchester Mod 12 20ga was sufficient at indoor range with 6 shot and appreciate absolute confirmation.
Lots of black and brown black bears around here. It’s bear season now. With it being so dry they’re coming around for food and water. I’m always on alert. Never had an incident where I needed to shoot one except one time I shot over its head to scare it off. Thank God there’s no Grizzleys around here. I carry a .357 with hollow points just in case. A pistol is better than a long gun. Although I’d rather be able to swing my assault rifle around if need be with the 30 round magazine and armour piercing rounds
Bear attack in Duxbury, Minnesota, 525 lb black bear killed with knife.
https://www.kare11.com/mobile/article/news/local/mn-hunter-survives-brutal-bear-attack/105752366
...the hunter had a full choked Remington 870 12 gauge pump shotgun, loaded, as required when hunting migrant fowl, with only three shots.
Nope. Not advisable at all.
I’ve come across 3 black bears over the years while hunting.
The closest was about 4 or 5 feet. Both the bear and I retreated in different directions. I leave them alone as long as they leave me alone. Worst thing that can happen if you shoot is that you have a wounded pissed off bear, and that’s something I’d like to avoid.
Messing around while bird hunting with the Browning, I can get off 3 shots from the hip in a bit aver a second, call it a second and a half max. Aimed shots from the shoulder, are slower at 3 shots at say 2.5 seconds. I don’t think there’s a pump made that can match that plus there’s always the risk of short stoking into a jam.
It frustrates me to no end that 16ga shells are so rare to find on the shelf. I am much more accurate with the 16ga as the 12ga has greater barrel rise so takes longer to get back on target plus there’s the added gun movement just from the body motions of racking the slide.
